[NTLUG:Discuss] system clock

[Walt Carter]

On Sun, 13 Feb 2000, TJ Bell wrote:

> Brian Silvers wrote:
> > 
> > hi all,
> > I am trying to set my system clock to the correct time but I don't know what
> > the time servers(URL's) are..
> > Brian Silvers
> > kungfusion at x-net.com
> > 
> as root, run
> 
> ntpdate eecis.udel.edu

You might also try the NIST at time.nist.gov. I use them for rdate-style
timekeeping (per RFC 868). I don't know if they have an NTP server or not.

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